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October 31, 2005

A Moment of unwonted candor

Presidents of Colleges Cite Finances as Main Issue

College presidents are more preoccupied with financial issues than educational ones, according to a new survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

The presidents said they believed they were judged slightly more on whether they had a balanced budget than for the quality of educational programs. Five of the six top concerns they cited related to money: rising health care costs, rising tuition, financial aid, technology costs and inadequate faculty salaries. The sixth was retaining students.

This article (my link is to the New York Times - the Chronicle of Higher Education is a trade journal and only available to subscribers. I don't subscribe.) doesn't sound heavy on the usual pieties. Sounds right to me, other than the health care costs. Maybe we're just too small a place to really worry much about that. I might also wonder if #6 is higher at some schools than others.

Posted by CrankyProfessor at October 31, 2005 10:57 PM